Electron tomography of a 250-nm section of G. lamblia labeled for G6P detection. The image on the left is from a single digital slice (2.7 nm) showing reaction product on the nuclear envelope, the TVN, and some PVs (arrow). An arrowhead (lower center below the nucleus) points to a proximity point of the TVN system and the nuclear envelope. On the right is a false-color 3D model of the same cell showing the widespread distribution of TVN tubules (yellow) and cisternae (green) that fill most of the space between the nuclei and the PVs that are positive for G6P (blue). When seen in cross section, the TVN appears vesicular (V), while in longitudinal view it appears tubular (T). Elements of the ventral disk are depicted in light blue. N, nucleus; f, flagellum. The insets show the correlated appearance of the TVN (ER), PVs (PV), and perinuclear (PN) cisternae of the TVN in confocal microscopic slices that are also shown in Fig. , , and . Scale bar, 500 nm.